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To be under 200 by the end of the year. I'm at 219 so between the sprained ankle and the holidays, it's ambitious but I'm going for it anyway.

Kind of an odd one. I’m not sure if it’s a victory or a shopping problem but I just had to rearrange my dresser because my workout clothes need one of the bigger drawers.

I've lost 70lbs. 1. Plan in advance as much as possible! I know dinners during the holidays aren't going to always have the healthiest options so I make sure that my breakfast and lunch are on track. 2. Squeeze in extra workouts when possible. Holidays are about bonding with the family right? So why not bond with the…

Omg. I did go to Macy's to try on jeans and the 12s fit. I would probably want a looser shirt cuz there's a tiny bit of muffin top happening but I can definitely wear them. I also bought a pair of 10s which I could actually button up. They're super uncomfortable still and a LOT of muffin top happening but I literally have…

I've got a few: My size 14 jeans that I was so proud I fit into (I haven't been that size since middle school) are getting too big in the waist. I'm going to Macy's tomorrow to see how the 12s fit. I realized today that I've basically sized out of the only stores I used to be able to shop in. My mother bought me an 18"…

I was so excited by yesterday's dress victory that I went for some new workout tops and found out that I know longer need an X of any kind. And then excited about another victory went home and tried on the Frye boots I was given last Christmas that never fit my calves and they slid right on. I'm so excited. I want it to be…

I ordered a size 16 dress for my sisters wedding in january. It fits perfectly so I made sure to get a dress that is easily altered as I lose weight because I'm really hoping to be a 12 by then but I don't want to jinx it. I haven't been a 16 since middle school so I'm pretty pleased right now.

Thanks so much for this thread! It's been super helpful. I know you said you wish you had started with lifting heavy rather than smaller weights with more reps and I was wondering about that? The trainer I talked to at the gym (who suggested lifting as soon as I said I was trying to lose weight so I was pleased about that…

Middle splits are one of my goals! I'm getting closer. My greatest achievement so far is running 5k non-stop. But I think I'm proudest of the day I got started.

Yesterday was my 365th day logging. In honor of a year of MFP I've been thinking about some of the changes in my life. Yesterday I spent all day in a car so I got no exercise and ate a lot of junk food. I sort of rolled my eyes at the irony of having basically a pre MFP day in honor my anniversary but then I actually…

I had this problem too! When I first finished C25K I could actually walk faster than I could run lol. I basically started up the 5k to 10k program but I alternate now with interval training. So one run I do whatever the program wants me to do and the next I warm up then run as fast as I can for a very short period of time…

I've got a couple 1. This is a bit odd but I've been feeling super unflexible lately. Which was kind of depressing because that's always been the one fitness thing I'm really good at. It turns out that with less of my body in the way I'm actually having to stretch a bit further to, for example, lay my chest on my knees or…

Greek salad spinach or artichokes?

Rest days are hard. I took a decently long walk earlier but I'm still about to crawl out of my skin. Too much energy.

How weirdly fast and also slow things change. It feels like I've been in certain clothes forever. Sure they fit a little differently but they're definitely still wearable and look fine. So plenty of clothes still fit nearly 50lbs later. But I try on the very few things I own that don't fit every week or so and last week I…

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Today was a day of small victories. I had cherries instead of brownies and while I couldn't do my scheduled workout I did have a dance party in my bedroom for an hour.

Weird but I now have really noticeable pre-Shark Week cravings. Like a couple days ago I was willing to commit murder if I couldn't find chocolate. I never used to have them or at least notice it. I wonder if it's because I no longer really crave sweets or junk on regular days so the only cravings left are hormonal and so…

What they said :smiley: I started running at 280. I made sure to take it slow (running only every other day for example) but definitely best choice ever. I love it.

One of my sisters is getting married in January and wants to go look at bridesmaids dresses in a couple weeks before everything goes crazy for the other sister's wedding. So I tried on a bunch of old formal/prom dresses that my mother's kept (she's definitely a hoarder, why she kept my prom dress when I was willing to part…

getting to 241 which is what I weighed as a freshman in high school. I'm 10lbs away as of this morning.

1.What was the turning point for you? It's ok if it was a series of events I'm staying with my parents while I finish writing my dissertation and I've always gained weight while living with them. I was 241lbs as a freshman in high school for example. And every time I visited I gained 10lbs (even if it was only for 2…

in the 230s which would make me smaller than I've been since my freshman year of high school. 13 lbs to go.

I ate to the point that I was stuffed yesterday and then stopped. There was a time that I would have kept going until I was actually feeling ill. But the real NSV is the progress I've made in terms of eating normal amounts. When I first started I would have been able to hit 5000 calories easily yesterday and even eating…

whole wheat avocado toast

I had planned on trying to keep it below 4000 but I gave up meat for Lent and so I had a lot of it today and definitely hit a wall earlier than expected (upside I stopped at that point. There was a time I would have continued till I felt actually sick). I've clocked in at 2687 and I doubt I'll have anything else before I…

Slightly more than a mid size microwave or apparently 168 blueberry muffins

How irritated you would get with people who 'hunt' for parking spots when you're in the car. It's like, what difference does it make? There's a parking spot right here just take it. Why do we have to circle the lot for ten minutes because you're sure we can find one much closer. I just want to get out of the car *I whine…

I was inspired by all of you 'shopping' in your closets. I'm normally very good at cleaning out my closet at least twice a year and everything that doesn't fit (whether too big or small) or that I didn't wear that season goes out. I just remembered though that I did save one small bag of super expensive bras and underwear…

I had to change my fitbit blaze band for the small one (I never thought I was 'big boned' but I suspect I might actually have a really small frame given the amount I have to lose still and that I can already wear a size 7 ring on my middle and index fingers and when I wrap my hand around my wrist my thumb can touch my…